Production Engineer

About the role

Leidos is dedicated to making the world a safer place, helping customers in the Defense Industry achieve critical missions. The Airborne Solutions Operations (ASO) of Leidos Defense Group has an opening for a Production Engineer in Bridgewater, VA. In this mission, we provide aerial intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance platforms for today's warfighter.

Job ID: AMSOPP1 | Original posting: October 19, 2026

Responsibilities

• Provide onsite production support for subcontractor, act as manufacturing liaison between Leidos engineering and production facility
• Support engineering tasks for lead manufacturing liaison, including but not limited to:
• Mechanical design, drafting, and review
• Create/review formal documentation of issues & track solutions
• Hardware manufacturing, outsourcing, and procurement
• Design review for manufacturability
• Quality assurance and quality control
• Development of procedures and work instructions
• Configuration management
• Project scheduling and tasking
• Program management support
• Data collection and analysis
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously, utilizing sound project management principles to prioritize work to meet performance, schedule, and quality objectives

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, Industrial Engineering (or equivalent) and minimum two (4) years of experience; additional years' experience may be used in lieu of a degree
• Diverse engineering experience working in an agile (quick reaction) environment
• Experience using parametric 3D CAD software, preferably SolidWorks
• Proficiency in MS Office suite
• Strong manufacturing process knowledge
• Experience designing structural components, machinery, and sheet metal products
• Experience with low-volume/custom design and manufacturing
• Experience with production planning, creating Bills of Material, and reviewing manufacturing discrepancies
• Excellent communication skills to interface with customers and peers
• Strong multitasking and time management skills, including working independently
• Ability to address manufacturing issues from internal and external sources
• Eligible to obtain minimum of Secret clearance

Preferred qualifications

• ISO9001, AS9100, Six Sigma, or similar quality management system experience
• Aircraft structures experience
• Active Secret clearance

Pay

Pay Range: $87,100.00 - $157,450.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

Benefits

Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave, and Retirement. More details are available at www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits.